Showing posts with label Diseases. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Diseases. Show all posts

Tuesday, 26 September 2017

Ophidiophobia

Ophidiophobia is the abnormal fear of snakes.

Saturday, 15 April 2017

Aphantasia

'Aphantasia' is a condition in which some people are unable to visualise mental images.

Mageirocophobia

Mageirocophobia is the fear of having to cook.

Monday, 30 January 2017

Anatidaephobia

"Anatidaephobia" is the fear that somewhere in the world, there is a duck/goose watching you.

Alien Hand Syndrome

"Alien Hand Syndrome" is an unusual neurological disorder, whereby one of the sufferer's hands seems to take a life of its own.

Sunday, 21 August 2016

Dysania

Dysania is the state of finding it hard to get out of bed in the morning.

Wednesday, 15 June 2016

Ailurophobia

Alexander the Great, Napolean, Mussolini and Hitler, all suffered from Ailurophobia - the fear of cats.

Saturday, 11 July 2015

Germs

More germs are transferred shaking hands than kissing.

Wednesday, 18 March 2015

Colour Blindness

The human vision is basically due to cells called rods and cones found on the retina of the eye. The cone cells are sensitives to red, green and violet light. The formation of colour sensitive cones is controlled by a dominant X-linked gene.